The Problems of Professional Development of an Individual in Ukrainian Scholars’ Works

Abstract

Ukrainian and foreign theories of an individual have been analyzed, the ideas of professional development and the professional self-realization of an individual on condition of dynamic changes on labour market have been presented. There has been outlined the importance of studying the questions of a specialist’s professional identity on the rational, humanistic and dialogue methodological basis and in accordance with results of researches in psychology and connected with it sciences. Peculiarities of the systems of professional education and training in foreign countries have been revealed. The actual issues of upbringing of a professional worker and career counseling of people in new social and economic circumstances have been analyzed. Perspectives in the development of professional education and training in the market economy at the state, regional and local levels have been presented. Some directions of pedagogical and psychological researches of these questions, such as questions of psychology of an individual, professional psychology, organizational psychology and labour psychology, theoretical and methodological basis of professional education, adult education, in-service training, professional education of the unemployed have been suggested. The necessity of scientific foreseeing changes on labour market and modernization of education and training systems has been grounded.